(A) All electrical installation and alteration within and upon a building or structure except those specifically exempt by the Kentucky Building Code and Kentucky Residential Code as adopted shall not commence until a permit is obtained by the owner or electrical contractor from the office of the City Building Inspector of the City of Morehead. The fee for obtaining said permit shall be five dollars ($5.00). Before a permit is issued the City Building Inspector may make a determination that the building or structure being supplied with electrical power meets local and state codes and ordinances, specifically housing and building codes, zoning regulations and flood plain regulations.
(B) At the time the permit is obtained, the City Building Inspector shall provide the applicant with a list of approved electrical inspectors for the City of Morehead. The owner or electrical contractor shall select one (1) of the approved certified inspectors to obtain the necessary inspections.
(C) The city shall enter into an agreement with no more than three (3) electrical inspectors with state inspection credentials. The city will only accept electrical inspections from those inspectors approved by the city. Said approved electrical inspectors may charge the applicant the following fees:
Temporary inspections | $75.00 per trip |
Residential inspections: | |
Rough in inspections | $75.00 per trip |
Service only inspections | $75.00 per trip |
Rough in and service only inspections - same trip | $100.00 per trip |
Final inspection | $75.00 per trip |
Commercial and industrial | |
Electrical contract up to $50,000 | $75.00 per trip |
Electrical contract $50,001 to $500,000 | 1.25% of the contract |
Electrical contract $500,001 and up | 0.75% of the contract |
(D) When a certificate of inspection has been issued by an approved electrical inspector, the certificate shall be delivered to the City Building Inspector.
(Ord. 27:94, passed 11-14-94; Am. Ord. 04:2010, passed 4-12-10; Am. Ord. 31:2013, passed 12-9-13; Am. Ord. 19:2015, passed 7-13-15; Am. Ord. 13:2018, passed 8-13-18; Am. Ord. 02:2019, passed 2-11-19)